COMPUTER-ASSISTED REPORTING
COPYRIGHT
EDITORAL WRITERS' LINKS
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
REPORTERS' LINKS

COMPUTER-ASSISTED REPORTING
EXCEL help page  http://www.mrexcel.com
The answers to life's most persistent spreadsheet questions are on the Ask Mr. Excel help page.

FACSNET    http://www.facsnet.org

IRE    http://www.reporter.org

NICAR   http://www.nicar.org

Web Site for Bill Dedman    http://powerreporting.com
His "Power Reporting Bookmarks" is a list similar to this list of links - only about sixty times bigger.  Use it to find just about any online reference tool under the sun.

Web Site for Christopher Callahan    http://reporter.umd.edu
This University of Maryland journalism professor wrote a book on using the Internet for reporting.

Web Site for Duff Wilson    http://www.reporter.org/desktop
Wilson's site has a unique approach: he puts search blanks on one page, so you can do all your basic searches from one screen: phone numbers, addresses, search engines, etc.

Web Site for Jeff South     http://saturn.vcu.edu/~jcsouth
South is a journalism professor here in Virginia.
 

COPYRIGHT
Copyright and Pictures
Lots of common copyright questions about art are answered in this brief fact sheet created by Free Lance-Star staff.

The U.S. Copyright Office     http://www.loc.gov/copyright
Get your copyright facts straight from the horse's mouth.
 

EDITORIAL WRITERS' LINKS
Editorial Cartoon Archive    http://www.caglecartoons.com
Search editorial cartoons across the country by topic. Registration required.

The National Conference of Editorial Writers   http://www.ncew.org
Has links to opinion pages for newspapers around the country, a search engine for locating editorials, discussion topics and a list of contests.
 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT INFO
The Virginia Coalition for Open Government    http://www.opengovva.org
The text of Virginia's FOIA is here, plus links to other sources of information.
 

REPORTERS' LINKS
Jim Hall's Web Page    http://www.courses.vcu.edu/ENG-jeh/BeginningReporting
Our own Jim Hall has set up a sharp site for new reporters. He offers lots of advice and links.

The Detroit Free Press   http://www.freep.com/jobspage
The Free Press Web site explains journalistic lingo, suggests ways to improve your creativity, helps you find story ideas and more.

The Poynter Institute    http://www.poynter.org
 
 

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